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FusionHealth® and Navistar Introduce the Healthy Trucking Awards

On April 25th, Navistar and FusionHealth® presented the inaugural Healthy Trucking Awards at the 2012 HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s Summit focused on acknowledging and rewarding those in the industry who strive to make health and wellness a priority both on and off the road. The Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year Award aims to encourage industry-wide adoption of healthy choices and behaviors through the experiences of real truckers.

The Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year recipient is the one driver who constantly works to redefine health and wellness in the trucking industry. This person not only finds ways to enhance his/her own health on a daily basis but also inspires others to do the same with an upbeat and positive attitude. Candidates for the Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year Award must meet the following criteria:

• A current CDL card-holder
• A skilled and experienced commercial driver
• A physically active individual who continuously seeks to enhance his/her health
• Genuinely interested in promoting healthy habits to others
• In good standing with his/her current employer
• In good standing with Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) score
• Possess a positive and an outstanding attitude

Aside from been recognized at the annual Summit, the Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year winner also receives a prize package valued at over $3000. The package includes:

• A $2,500 International Advantage Card good for parts and services at any International dealer location
• International apparel including a hat, t-shirt, and jacket
• 90-Day Big Road Wellness guidebook complete with blood pressure cuff
• Free membership to International Advantage and a one-year individual membership to HTAA
• The option to be a regular contributor for Life on the Road, a premier trucking news blog
• The opportunity to share his/her story on Extreme Truckers Online Radio Show
• An award and window cling with official designation as Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year

If you think you or someone you know deserves to be the Healthy Trucking Driver of the Year, be sure to visit the Healthy Trucking Awards page to learn more and click here to pre-register for the 2013 Awards Packet.